Spin magazine first hit the shelves, featuring Madonna on the cover.
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The first Women's World Championship Ice Hockey Tournament took place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The Second Iraq War began after an airstrike took place in the country by combined US and British forces.
Nazi German troops began the occupation of Hungary.
The SS Georgiana, the largest ship in the Confederate States Navy, was sunk on her maiden voyage.
The world's largest omelet was cooked up in Japan.